英语词汇“to do a line with”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

d. transferred. A marked tendency, a policy or trend (in any activity). In weakened use (slang): a glib or superficially attractive mode of address or behaviour, plausible talk. So to do a line with (Australian and New Zealand), to (try to) enter into an amorous relationship with.Not clearly separable from senses 28a, 28b Cf. also to shoot a line at sense 13g.

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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [noun] > agreeable behaviour > blandness or suavity > instance of

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the mind > emotion > love > flirtation or coquetry > flirt with [verb (transitive)] > (try to) enter amorous relationship with

to do a line with1944

1903 ‘H. McHugh’ Out for Coin vi. 83 Are you handing me a line of bogus conversation?

1920 F. S. Fitzgerald This Side of Paradise i. ii. 76 Lordy, Isabelle—this sounds like a line, but it isn't.

1923 Cosmopolitan Apr. 82/1 ‘Where have I been all your life, good lookin'?’ ‘If you think that line will get you anything here, you're crazy!’

1933 J. G. Cozzens Cure of Flesh i. 61 He falls in love with Coral and says that some day, when he makes good, he will come back and marry her. Coral thinks it's just a line with him.

1941 Illustr. London News 198 488/2 The jacket mentions Huckleberry Finn. Mr. Baum is not, of course, on that level; but that's his line.

1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 23 Do a knock (line) with: to take an amorous interest in a member of the opposite sex.

1942 T. Rattigan Flare Path i. 102 They'll think it's a line, sir.

1944 J. H. Fullarton Troop Target viii. 63 He was doing a heavy line with the saddler's daughter.

1946 F. Sargeson That Summer 91 I could do a line with Maggie.

1946 K. Tennant Lost Haven (1947) x. 156 Do you know young Len's doing a line with Gran'pa's little angel?

1953 Encounter Oct. 1/2 Appearing at this time, and amidst these problems, Encounter seeks to promote no ‘line’, though its editors have opinions they will not hesitate to express.

1956 A. L. Rowse Early Churchills ii. 33 He has a fine line in Churchillian invective.

1958 D. Reeman Prayer for Ship viii. 202 He gave me a terrific line about the hold-up. Said it was his partner's fault. But he promises definitely it'll be here tomorrow evening.

1967 Observer 6 Aug. 4/6 The sect's most telling line—plugged in all its broadcasts and pamphlets—is that the end of the world is due shortly, probably about 1975. The Arab-Israeli war in June was seen as the first step to Armageddon.

单词	to do a line with
释义	> as lemmas to do a line with d. transferred. A marked tendency, a policy or trend (in any activity). In weakened use (slang): a glib or superficially attractive mode of address or behaviour, plausible talk. So to do a line with (Australian and New Zealand), to (try to) enter into an amorous relationship with.Not clearly separable from senses 28a, 28b Cf. also to shoot a line at sense 13g. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [noun] > agreeable behaviour > blandness or suavity > instance of line1903 the mind > emotion > love > flirtation or coquetry > flirt with [verb (transitive)] > (try to) enter amorous relationship with to do a line with1944 1903 ‘H. McHugh’ Out for Coin vi. 83 Are you handing me a line of bogus conversation? 1920 F. S. Fitzgerald This Side of Paradise i. ii. 76 Lordy, Isabelle—this sounds like a line, but it isn't. 1923 Cosmopolitan Apr. 82/1 ‘Where have I been all your life, good lookin'?’ ‘If you think that line will get you anything here, you're crazy!’ 1933 J. G. Cozzens Cure of Flesh i. 61 He falls in love with Coral and says that some day, when he makes good, he will come back and marry her. Coral thinks it's just a line with him. 1941 Illustr. London News 198 488/2 The jacket mentions Huckleberry Finn. Mr. Baum is not, of course, on that level; but that's his line. 1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 23 Do a knock (line) with: to take an amorous interest in a member of the opposite sex. 1942 T. Rattigan Flare Path i. 102 They'll think it's a line, sir. 1944 J. H. Fullarton Troop Target viii. 63 He was doing a heavy line with the saddler's daughter. 1946 F. Sargeson That Summer 91 I could do a line with Maggie. 1946 K. Tennant Lost Haven (1947) x. 156 Do you know young Len's doing a line with Gran'pa's little angel? 1953 Encounter Oct. 1/2 Appearing at this time, and amidst these problems, Encounter seeks to promote no ‘line’, though its editors have opinions they will not hesitate to express. 1956 A. L. Rowse Early Churchills ii. 33 He has a fine line in Churchillian invective. 1958 D. Reeman Prayer for Ship viii. 202 He gave me a terrific line about the hold-up. Said it was his partner's fault. But he promises definitely it'll be here tomorrow evening. 1967 Observer 6 Aug. 4/6 The sect's most telling line—plugged in all its broadcasts and pamphlets—is that the end of the world is due shortly, probably about 1975. The Arab-Israeli war in June was seen as the first step to Armageddon. extracted from linen.² < as lemmas
随便看	to make experiment to make expiation to make exploit to make eyes at to make face to to make fair weather to make fair weather of to make faith to make familiar with to make familiarly to cut a figure to make fashion to make fast to make feast to make feet for children's stockings to make fence to make few words to make fidelity to make fight to make finance to make fine to make fine and ransom to make fire to make firmance to to make fish of one and flesh of another to make fish of one and fowl of another

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